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28 Jun 2011, 8:29 am
See prior Grits coverage.Clarifying amendments were released related to substance abuse treatment for probationers from the Department of Criminal Justice's Community Justice Assistance Division (CJAD).The Commission on Jail Standards withdrew several proposed but never enacted amendments regarding construction standards, definitions, and rulemaking procedures. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 5:22 am
Brandi Grissom at the Texas Tribune a couple of weeks ago had an article first published behind their Texas Weekly paywall discussing the approaching transition in leadership on criminal justice issues at the Texas Legislature. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 4:05 pm
The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2010 by Nathan Koppel http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704170404575624723380067744.html “This is information the public has a right to know,” said Jennifer Moreno, an attorney with a death-penalty legal clinic … which had filed a request with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to disclose the information. [read post]
1 May 2009, 8:30 am
This notice has been place at the top of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website regarding visitation this weekend:As a preventive measure, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is canceling visitation at all facilities for the weekend of May 2 - 3, 2009. [read post]
21 Jul 2009, 7:15 am
The Sheriff's department, in turn, "initiated an investigation that resulted in criminal charges against both nurses. [read post]
18 Aug 2007, 10:29 am
I was asked by someone at Texas CURE to post this notice from the TDCJ ombudsman to offender families regarding changes to visitation schedules tomorrow (Sunday) due to Hurricane Dean: OFFENDER FAMILY ADVSORYHURRICANE DEAN The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is participating in conference calls with the Governor's Division of Emergency Management (DEM) concerning Hurricane Dean. [read post]
3 May 2024, 2:13 pm
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, (SD TX, filed 5/3/2024), alleges in part:34. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 2:06 pm
” Justice is an elusive concept. [read post]
20 May 2007, 2:14 am
We're still waiting for the final conference committee report on Texas' next biennial budget, but while we're waiting I thought I'd mention several items in the Senate budget that I hope House conferees accept.Regular readers know I didn't approve of the Senate's penchant for prison spending, but quite a few other criminal justice items proposed in the Senate budget are really important funding for key juvenile and adult community supervision… [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 9:21 am
And Department of Criminal Justice officials plan to offer similar options at prison units across the state in oil-rich regions. [read post]
Early Cases Demonstrate the Justice Department’s Commitment to Aggressively Prosecute PPP Loan Fraud
10 Jul 2020, 4:26 am
On June 24 alone, three criminal cases were announced in Virginia, Texas, and Ohio. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 11:37 am
As 2011 comes to end, we’re taking a look back at the year in criminal justice. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 7:26 pm
The Sunset Commission today heard testimony regarding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
LBB: Texas' prison population will dip next year for the first time in decades before rising further
13 Sep 2008, 11:37 am
Tony Fabelo and abolished the state's independent criminal justice number crunchers, the Texas Legislative Budget Board assumed responsibility for issuing population projections for the adult and juvenile justice systems. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 8:30 am
A new ACLU of Texas report finds that Texas' criminal justice system piles on fees and then punishes the poor for being poor. [read post]
14 Feb 2018, 2:29 am
Texas Justice of the Peace Arrested for Assault and Tampering with Evidence Justice of the Peace Jerry Miller presides over Precinct 2 in Kenedy County, Texas, where the court hears minor civil and criminal matters. [read post]
14 Feb 2018, 2:29 am
Texas Justice of the Peace Arrested for Assault and Tampering with Evidence Justice of the Peace Jerry Miller presides over Precinct 2 in Kenedy County, Texas, where the court hears minor civil and criminal matters. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 8:33 am
After Nicole at Texas Prison Bidness suggested private prison contracts might end up on the chopping block in light of Texas' massive budget shortfall predicted by the next legislative session, I asked the Department of Criminal Justice which private prison contracts will be up in the coming year. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 12:05 pm
In order from largest to smallest, here are several criminal-justice items the state can in theory afford to fund in light of this blithesome budget news:Pay for TDCJ prisoner healthcare, guard raises, programming (w/o AC): $546.6 millionThe Legislature has already been told that, unless the state changes policies to incarcerate fewer people, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will need $175 million more in the next biennium just to pay… [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 8:59 am
The two-a-day weekend meal plan is part of an effort to cut the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's budget by $2.8 million; other cost-cutting measures include giving prisoners sliced bread instead of hamburger or hot dog buns and offering powdered milk instead of carton milk. [read post]
